airne

== Irish == === Alternative forms === áirne (superseded) === Etymology === From Old Irish áirne, from Proto-Celtic *agrinyos, from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ógeh₂ (“berry”). Compare Proto-Germanic *akraną (“acorn”) and Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓˀgāˀ (“berry”), and the Iberian loanwords of Catalan aranyó (“sloe”), Spanish arañón (“sloe”), Occitan agreno, Basque aran (“plum”), basokaran (“sloe”), etc. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑːɾˠn̠ʲə/, /ˈaːɾˠn̠ʲə/ === Noun === airne f or m (genitive singular airne, nominative plural airní) sloe (fruit of Prunus spinosa) gland ==== Declension ==== Alternative declension ==== Derived terms ==== airneog f (“sloe tree, blackthorn”) biotáille airní f (“sloe gin”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “airne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “áirne”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 17